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Anambra peace commission seals off mass grave site for investigation
The Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (TJP) has sealed off a suspected mass grave site in the state for forensic investigation. The site was discovered during the second phase of public hearing by the commission, which was set up to inquire into the violent agitations and restiveness in the state and in neighbouring states. The commission, headed by Prof…
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SEC DG risks jail term over failure to enforce court order
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Alhaji Lamido Yuguda, may be jailed over failure to implement the decision of Investment and Securities Tribunal against FINMAL. SEC was to buy back shares and accrued bonus shares belonging to the estate of Late Ambassador Abubakar Garba Gobir that were wrongly sold. According to the…
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Kaduna govt blasts women affairs minister over misleading claims on communal crisis
The Kaduna State Government has blasted the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, for making false and misleading claims about a communal crisis in Kagarko Local Government Area. In a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Muhammad Lawal Shehu, the state government said that the minister was deceived by some members of…
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Governor Eno flags off one project per LG initiative in Eket Senatorial District
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has launched the One Project Per Local Government Area initiative with the flag-off of the construction of Model Government Primary School, Idung Offiong in Eket Local Government Area. The Governor disclosed that the initiative is part of his commitment to rural development, and emphasized that various projects will be replicated across the 31 local…
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Soludo loses father aged 92
Pa Simon Soludo, father of Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has died aged 92. Pa Soludo died in the early hours of Monday, November 6, 2023, after an illness. His death was announced in a statement by the Press Secretary of the Governor, Christian Aburime. The statement said: “Pa Soludo is survived by seven sons, eight daughters-in-law, twenty-two grand-children and six…
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IGP Egbetokun redeploys police commissioner ahead Imo guber election
Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the redeployment of the police commissioner in Imo, Mohammed Bardem, to the Force Headquarters. The police announced this in a statement by the force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday in Abuja. He said the redeployment of the commissioner ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo was in line with…
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Sultan, Emir of Ilorin, others offer prayer for Nigeria at Usman Danfodio Lecture
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs(NSCIA), Alh Mohammed Saad Abubakar, the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, were amongst eminent personalities that gathered in Ilorin, Kwara State to offer special prayer for Nigeria. The prayer which was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashir Salihu…
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A’Ibom State Govt initiates digital system for bursary payment
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has stated that the soon -to be – paid bursary will be digitally processed and paid to the beneficiary’s bank account. The governor made this known while addressing the management team of the University of Uyo, who paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Uyo. He said that the digitalization of the…
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Farmers join troops to fight bandits in Kaduna
Four bandits were killed and several others injured in a series of operations by the Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch in Kaduna State. The operations were conducted between 1 and 3 November 2023 in various locations in Birnin Gwari and Chikun Local Government Areas. According to a press statement by the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division…
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In statewide broadcast, Fubara harps on peace, seeks truce with Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has called for peace and reconciliation in the state, following the recent political crisis that rocked the state House of Assembly. In a statewide broadcast on Saturday, the governor narrated the events that led to the fire outbreak at the Assembly complex and the subsequent impeachment of some principal officers by rival…
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